31 December 2016

Book Log 2016 #47: The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

The adoptive children of a figure simply called Father return to the house they grew up in, as Father (who may be God, or a god) has gone missing, and his library - from which the children learned specific disciplines and appear to hold the secrets of Creation - is unguarded. Ripe pickings for someone who would like to replace Father, either to wield untold power or keep others from doing so, like Carolyn.

The book follows her as she makes plans to enter the library and best her siblings, all while trying to balance that growing power with the fact that she is still human (which becomes less obvious the more she learns).

I liked the book, even though it's a little more in the fantasy realm than I normally go.

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